Born near Riverside Township: 9 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, David Rickels, was born in Derby, 3 mi away. The best known of them is MrBeast, with articles in 70 languages. Next door, Wichita lists 34, led by MrBeast. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Riverside Township.
What stands out about Riverside Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Riverside Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

MrBeast
born 1998American YouTuber, media personality and businessman



Robert Gates
born 1943CIA director, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and university president



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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Wichita has the most people on record, 34 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Riverside Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- MrBeast: Tyren Redd, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirstie Alley: Kirstie Alley 1994.jpg: Photo by Alan Light derivative work: Bad Randolph, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hattie McDaniel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Gates: Monica King, United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vernon L. Smith: Dstringer71, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Koch: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Schmidt: Germar Derron, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
